Washington rose two spots to No. 13 while Washington State plunged seven places to No. 21 in the Associated Press college football rankings released Sunday. The Huskies (10-2, 7-2) made the move after crushing the Cougars (9-3, 7-3) 41-14 in the 110th Apple Cup Saturday night in Seattle.

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In terms of anti-climaxes, the Apple Cup Saturday night made a run at Y2K, a lot of sound and fury signifying nothing. Ruthless as was Washington's defense and relentless as was the Huskies offense, the utter inability of the Washington State Cougars to play to the level of a 2-9 team, much less the 9-2 team they were, was bewildering.

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Mike Leach sounded as if he worried what a team of middle-schoolers would do to his Washington State Cougars if they failed to focus. But it was the Washington Huskies who tore them to shreds Saturday night. QB Luke Falk was the MMP: Most Mauled Player, throwing three picks, coughing up a fumble and getting sacked five times for a loss of 38 yards in a 41-14 demolition in front of a capacity crowd of 71,265 at Husky Stadium.

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Takeaway

Although missing two of their top offensive weapons, WR/PR Dante Pettis and RB Lavon Coleman, No. 15 Washington had zero trouble dominating No. 14 Washington State 41-14 Saturday night in the 110th Apple Cup at Husky Stadium (box). UW's decisive victory denied WSU an opportunity to win the Pac-12 North and play South winner USC in the Pac-12 championship game in Santa Clara, CA.,  Friday.

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Regarding the Apple Cup Saturday, I'm neither canine nor feline. Did a little grad work at the University of Washington, but I don't have a rooting interest based on where I squandered my tuition money.

My adult rooting interest in any game always has been based on a professional tenet: If I am moved at all to cheer (which happens as frequently as every Ice Age),  I cheer for a good story, regardless of laundry color.

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Since the Associated Press introduced college football rankings in 1936, Washington and Washington State have faced each other 79 times (they did not meet in the war years of 1943 and 1944). The Huskies have won 51, including the past four in a row (the teams tied twice). Of the 79, only eight rivalry games have had both teams ranked by AP as they are this year.

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Washington State (9-2, 6-2) advanced one spot to 13th in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night on ESPN, while Washington (9-2, 6-2) also moved up one place to No. 17. The Cougars were idle last week while the Huskies scored a 33-30 victory over the University of Utah with a 38-yard, Tristan Vizcaino field goal as time expired.

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Midway through the college football season, before Washington State unraveled at California 37-3 and Washington stumbled 13-7 at Arizona State Oct. 13-14, the local sports talk shows were salivating over the Nov. 25 Apple Cup.  The schools were off to 6-0 starts that had never happened in the 108 years of  annual mutual invective and head-banging.

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In the wake of its 33-30 win over Utah Saturday night, Washington rose one spot to No. 15 in the Associated Press college football rankings released Sunday, while idle Washington State also advanced a notch to No. 14. This marks the first year since the Apple Cup officially began in 1962 that both schools are in the top 15 heading into the rivalry game.

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Witnesses may have believed that the pivotal moment of the game came when Tristan Vizcaino hit the first game-winning field goal of his life from 38 yards at 00:00 to give the Washington Huskies a delirious 33-30 win over Utah Saturday night at Husky Stadium. They would be wrong.

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The Pac-12 Thursday announced the dates for 2018 conference football games. In a departure from recent scheduling, the Washington Huskies play two league games before they play the third and final non-conference contest. The non-conference slate was made public weeks ago.

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Senior Azeem Victor, a preseason All-America linebacker, has been suspended indefinitely from the University of Washington football program, coach Chris Petersen announced Wednesday. Victor was arrested early Sunday morning and booked into King County Jail on suspicion of DUI.

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After losing to Stanford 30-22 Friday, Washington tumbled nine spots to No. 18 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night on ESPN, while Washington State, a 33-25 winner over Utah Saturday, climbed five places to No. 14. Neither school has a realistic shot to make the top four teams that will compete in the national semifinals, although both are still in contention to earn invites to New Year's Day bowl games.

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Now that the Pac-12 Conference has been eliminated from consideration for a berth in the College Football Playoffs -- 10th-ranked USC's 49-14 loss to Notre Dame left a hideous scar that cannot be unseen -- the Apple Cup Nov. 25 at Husky Stadium may serve as the peak moment of the conference's regular season.

Tasty.

Except for the distasteful part, if you're a Huskies fan.

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Washington tumbled seven spots to No. 16 while Washington State rose four places to No. 15 in the Associated Press College football rankings released Sunday. The Huskies (8-2, 5-2) and Cougars (9-2, 6-2) are in reverse order in the coaches poll, also released Sunday, UW at No. 15, WSU at No. 16.

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Following a 38-3 win over Oregon with booming touchdown drives on the first two possessions Friday night at Stanford suggested that the ninth-ranked Washington Huskies were on a fast track toward the Pac-12 Conference championship game with two home games remaining.

But no. They took an exit marked "Edge of Earth" and fell right off it.

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For more than a quarter of a century, the 1991 Washington Huskies have served as the standard against which all prior and subsequent UW football teams have been measured. That’s not likely to change until some future club produces a perfect season or wins a national championship, as did Steve Emtman’s team 26 years ago.

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Washington advanced three spots to No. 9 and Washington State jumped six places to No. 19 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night on ESPN. The Huskies made their move into the Top 10 with a 38-3 romp over Oregon Saturday while the Cougars knocked off Stanford, 24-21. The Cardinal had been No. 17 in the initial CFP poll published last week.

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Washington rose three spots to No. 9 and Washington State climbed seven places to No. 19 in the Associated Press college football poll released Sunday. The Huskies (8-1, 5-1), who hammered Oregon 38-3 Saturday night, went even higher in the coaches poll, from No. 11 to No. 8, while the Cougars (8-2, 5-2), a 24-21 winner over Stanford, came in at No. 20.

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A punt return in football is like a triple in baseball: As it builds, it's the most exhilarating single play in the game. Then when the third base coach waves the hitter home . . . well, it looks a lot like what Dante Pettis was doing in the Husky Stadium end zone Saturday night after he broke the NCAA career record.

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